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Legal heroin access proposed as an adjunct to harm reduction programs to reduce risk of opioid overdose.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 22, 2019 Source: B.C. drug experts recommend legal heroin to combat overdose crisis
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Opiate crisis in Ontario leads to medication updates and increases in support services
Health Headlines Commentary for October 14, 2016 Source: Ontario expands use of Suboxone to battle growing opioid crisis Ottawa police find fentanyl mixed in seized cocaine
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Prescription heroin approved for use in Canada
Health Headlines Commentary for September 19, 2016 Source: Prescription heroin gets green light in Canada
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Law of unintended but predictable consequences with abuse-deterrent formulation of Oxycontin
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 12, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: OxyContin Remake Sends Abusers to Other Opioids Reference: Cicero TJ, et al “Effect of abuse-deterrent formulation of OxyContin” N Engl J Med 2012; 367(2): 187-189.
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Improving Addiction Care
Original broadcast date: April 12, 2009 What comes to mind when you read about or discuss stories about people who have addictions? Is addiction a chronic disease that requires more of an effort on the part of government to fund programs to help these individuals? In a policy paper, Stepping Forward: Improving Addiction Care in…
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Soboxone: A safe addition to the management of opioid addiction and dependence
Original broadcast date: February 10, 2008 The standard of care to date for people dependent on prescription pain medications like morphine or oxycodone or who have a history of heroin addiction has included the use of methadone to reduce the symptoms of withdrawal. A new medication, approved by Health Canada offers some advantages as an…